Every Green Day Album Closing Song Ranked From Worst To Best

13. Words I Might Have Ate - Kerplunk

In 1991, Green Day put out their second ever album, and their final release before their major label debut three years later.

Kerplunk was the first to feature the classic Green Day line-up, as Tré Cool took over on drums from John Kiffmeyer, and was also described by Billie Joe Armstrong as his favourite Green Day album in a 2021 interview.

High praise indeed, but that doesn't stop its final song from being a bit boring.

Words I Might Have Ate isn't just a crime against grammar, it's also a bland acoustic punk song about a man lamenting a lost love. Whilst there can be plenty to mine from this topic, the band take a much more surface level approach, bringing nothing new to the discussion.

Fans of fast-paced rock will find something to enjoy here, but there really isn't much to write home about with this song. Thank God that better things were just around the bend...